Martha

American  

[mahr-thuh] / ˈmɑr θə /

noun

1. the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.

2. a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “lady.”

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Martha British  

/ ˈmɑːθə /

noun

1. New Testament a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4

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Example Sentences

Maybe they can find another high-profile woman like Martha Stewart to send a different message.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The last one, Martha, died in a zoo in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Martha Gulati is a preventive cardiologist and the inaugural director of the Davis Women’s Heart Center at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Chart-topping Snoop, whose three-decade career includes 16 Grammy nominations, is a minority owner of Swansea City, alongside American business woman Martha Stewart and Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Martha Washington told her husband that a “Frenchman” was at fault.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis